A PAIR OF ACES

AUTHOR(S)

Fiolka, Marty

PUB. DATE

April 2012

SOURCE

DIRTSports;Apr2012, Vol. 8 Issue 86, p18

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the partnership of Casey Folks, founder of Best in the Desert, and Matt Martelli of Mad Media, in producing the 2012 General Tire Mint 400 held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 23-25. It relates how Folks and Martelli came together to save the Mint 400. It states that The Martelli Brothers have since formed a partnership with Folks to manage the said event.

The article discusses how Casey Folks and his colleagues revive the motorsport tradition in Parker, Arizona. Folks, together with the support from Blue Water Resort & Casino, has recreated the Parker race course called Parker 425 in 2003 after the long forgotten days of previous motorsport...

The article discusses the joint ventures between Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) and Bully Dog Technologies. CORR has added Bully Dog as their official sponsor which is known for their high-performance products for gas and diesel pickup trucks. According to CORR, the good reputation of Bully...

The article reports on the new contract signed between Jim Baldwin's Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) and National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) Inc. on February 23, 2007, in the U.S. Under the new contract, NBC Sports will be broadcasting CORR's Pro-2 and Pro-4 for an additional of seven hours...

The article focuses on the extended partnership between NBC Sports and Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) until 2009. The NBC has grew its commitment to CORR by agreeing to broadcast nine 90-minute programs for its 2008 and 2009 seasons. NBC executive vice president Jon Miller stated that they...

The article offers information on Best in the Desert (BITD) Parker 425 off-road racing. It says that Robby Gordon and the Herbst family are on the top of the off-road hierarchy as teams to beat. It says that the BITD series of Casey Folks is incorporating the General Tire Mint, which is a...

The article offers information on the developments at the Best in the Desert racing event. The author talks about the efforts of the event's operator Casey Folks and his team to carry a lineup of nine event into the 2014 season. Also tackled is the perspectives of Folks about the significant...

Deals with the resurging interest toward off-road motorsports in 2005. Comments from Casey Folks, Best in the Desert's promoter; History of off-road racing in the U.S.; Logic of off-highway competition; Short-course philosophy of Championship Off-Road Racing; Success of the rock crawling...